OXFORD AND DISTRICT MENCAP

Registered charity 261236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORD AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS, OXFORD AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

The care and support of children and adults with a learning disability - and support for their parents and other carers :- seven o'clock social club for adults age 15 and over, Summer holiday programme for about 90 children and adults - also giving a week's respite to carers.

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Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £17,726 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £86,552 and total expenditure of £68,826. The trustees report that fund balances total £103,252, which they consider sufficient to finance continuing activities and maintain reserves at a required level of £60,000 to ensure twelve months of core activity could continue during unforeseen difficulty.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other Income (76% of income)
“Other Income 66,072 0 66,072 48,668” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oxford Mencap (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£87k£69k
31/12/2024£62k£60k
31/12/2023£74k£55k
31/12/2022£53k£62k
31/12/2021£65k£51k

Common questions

Is OXFORD AND DISTRICT MENCAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £17,726 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £86,552 and total expenditure of £68,826. The trustees report that fund balances total £103,252, which they consider sufficient to finance continuing activities and maintain reserves at a required level of £60,000 to ensure twelve months of core activity could continue during unforeseen difficulty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OXFORD AND DISTRICT MENCAP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORD AND DISTRICT MENCAP as a grant recipient include BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kGrant
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITYFY2021£3kAdvancement of health
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£2k
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—